A trio of Alaskans are asking a federal appeals court to invalidate a $20 million settlement negotiated between Carnival Corp. and the Justice Department. The Miami-based owner of Holland America, Princess Cruise Lines and others says it’s strengthening its compliance procedures and pledges to do better.
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Hoonah is set to receive more than $4 million in federal funding to ease congestion from cruise ship visitors. The Southeast community is expecting more than 400,000 cruise passengers in 2020.
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Alaska lawmakers support changing the name of Saginaw Bay to Skanax Bay. The name honors the U.S.S. Saginaw which bombarded Tlingit villages in 1869’s Kake War.
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The Alaska Board of Game has prohibited hunting with the aid of bicycles or any wheels along a forest service road leading to the Hecla Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island. The mine company had raised safety concerns over its mine trucks sharing the road with mountain bikes.
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